Tourist attractions Marsala

Architecture, castles and historic districts

Piazza della Repubblica I - 91025 Marsala

The centre of the town is Piazza della Republica which is dominated by the cathedral and the senatorial palace, completed in 18C. On Corso XI Maggio and Via Rapisardi there are some beautiful palaces. Via Garibaldi leads to the town hall, a former Sp..

Religious buildings

P.za della Repubblica I - 91025 Marsala

The cathedral was built on Norman foundations in 1628. Its imposing tufa façade decorated with statues was completed as late as 1956. The interior has many works by the Gagini including a lovely icon by Antonello Gagini and a delicate Virgin by Domen..

Museums and art

v. Garraffa 57 I - 91025 Marsala

This museum accommodates a collection of eight Flemish tapestries from the 16C depivting the waring episodes of Titus and the Jews, Your eye will be caught by the luminosity, richness and dynamism of the composition of these tapestries, the seventh o..

Museums and art

Lungomare Boeo 30 I - 91025 Marsala

This museum accommodates and the wreck of a Carthaginian ship from the 3C BC, washed up near Mozia in 1969. It is a liburna, a very fast 35 m long warship which is believed to have excelled during the battle of the Egadi in 241 BC. You can learn abou..

Archaeological and historical sites

v. Vittorio-Emanuele I - 91025 Marsala

On this headland you will see the relics of three insulae, or Roman quarters. One of them is entirely taken up by an enormous villa from 3C BC, with its private baths. Some pavement mosaics are still visible.

Industrial tourism and theme park

v. Florio 1 I - 91025 Marsala

The visit to this establishment whic bears the name of the famous producer that has made Marsala since 1833, will enable you to learn the techniques required to make and mature the fortified wines. One method you will learn about for example is the s..

Archaeological and historical sites

Isola S. - Pantaleo I - 91100 Birgi Vecchi

As part of your visit, explore the ramparts punctuated by towers that reinforce the island's natural defences. Enter the town through the north gate - the main entrance gateway and the best preserved. Further on, tombstones and urns are all that rema..

Museums and art

Isola S. - Pantaleo I - 91100 Birgi Vecchi

The museum is set up in the villa of Joseph Whitaker, an Englishman who made his fortune from Marsala wines. The objects were discovered on the island, at Lilibeo (now Marsala) and in the necropolis of Birgi, on the coast. Phoenecian and Punic cerami..

Nature and gardens

Isola San-Pantaleo I - 91100 Birgi-Vecchi

The lagoon which bathes Mozia is flanked by salt marshes. The view is very attractive: the water areas are separated by thin earth strips making up an irregular and multicoloured checkerboard from which occasionally arise some mills.